Example sentences of "[vb mod] [adv] have given a " in BNC.

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1 D. N. Pritt in his autobiography told of his many political cases and of one which ‘ came before a judge of great experience and knowledge , so bitterly opposed to anything left-wing that he could scarcely have given a fair trial if he had tried ’ .
2 You know the government may well have given a priority for special needs
3 He would gladly have given a year 's salary just to know what exactly was the relationship between these two .
4 Her absence ( if it was regular and fairly lengthy ) would presumably have given a similar opportunity to her husband .
5 She was an extraordinarily attractive girl , with a pale complexion , a freckled face , and ginger hair : a girl for whom most of the other GIs would willingly have given a monthly pay-packet .
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